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M. LOEWENT HAL.

BOX STAY.

Patented July 1, 1890.

INVENTOR Jaw BY H/fATTUHNEYf UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARCUS LOEVVENTHAL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOX-STAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,068, dated July 1, 1890.

Application filed March 3, 1890- Serial No. 342,465. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARCUS LOEWENTHAL, of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Stays for Packages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention consists in a metal strip adapted to removably engage the edges of a box or package and having one of its angles provided with notches.

The object of the invention is to provide a means to protect the edges and corners of paper boxes or packages from indentation or breakage by a cord employed in securing the package or by handling in transportation, or from other means of breakage.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a top surface of a stay-strip embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is an end View thereof. Fig. 3 shows the stay as applied to a rectangular box or package. Fig. 4L shows the strip as applied to a round box or package. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a box with the stay thereon.

Similar letters of reference designate eorre to the point of angle a. I have shown the cut-away portions as V-shaped; but they may be rectangular without departing from the spirit of my invention, and the number of cutaway portions within a given space is immaterial. The portion A is not provided with notches. It is designed to embrace the lateral edges of a box, allowing the portion A to lap over the top or bottom edge of a box, the notches in the portion A allowing the portion A to lie closely against the lateral edge of a round box, as shown in Fig. 4, or to turn the corners of a rectangular box, as shown in Fig. 3. This strip may be used in sect-ions, or a continuous strip may be employed to surround the edge of a box.

MARCUS LOEVENT'HAL.

WVitnesses:

S. O. EDMONDS, C. R. FERGUSON. 

